The children ＿＿＿＿＿＿ very quiet； I wonder what they ＿＿＿＿up to.
| A．were； are being | B．are being； are |
| C．are； do | D．are being； do |
She would love to have gone to the party, but she _______ extra hours to prepare for a meeting.
| A．had to work | B．had worked |
| C．could work | D．would have worked |
The two sides _______ to make peace, but something unusual _________.
| A．had intended; happened | B．intended; happened |
| C．intended; had happened | D．would intend; happened |
It was said that other possibilities ________ at the meeting the day before yesterday.
| A．were never paid attention | B．were never paying attention to |
| C．never paid attention to | D．were never paid attention to |
―Kate doesn’t look very well. What’s wrong with her?
―She has a headache because she ________ too long; She ought to stop work.
| A．has been reading | B．had read |
| C．is reading | D．was reading |
A short time before she______, the old lady _______ a will, leaving all her money to her brother.
| A．died; has written | B．has died; wrote |
| C．had died; wrote | D．died; had written |